In some shocking and very sad news, Whitney Houston was found dead today. She was 48.
This is painful. Despite having some obvious battles with substances in the past couple of years, Houston (daughter of singer Cissy Houston and cousin to another singer – Dionne Warwick) had a legendary voice and was absolutely one of the greats.
TMZ reports that Houston was discovered lying unconscious by an aide this afternoon in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Emergency medical personnel were called, and CPR was performed on her. Unfortunately, she was pronounced dead at 3:55 PM.
In her career, Whitney won two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, and 22 American Music Awards. Her album “Whitney” was the first female album to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts, and she sold 200 million albums worldwide.
Whitney had one daughter with her ex-husband, singer Bobby Brown. Bobbi Kristina is 18.
The cause of death isn’t known at the is point, but an investigation is ongoing.
I’m sure we will write further about Whitney this coming week, but for now I just want to be sad. 48 is way too young. That is a lot of talent leaving the planet.
– J. Harvey
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Totally breaks my heart. Her music was the soundtrack of my growing-up-years.
I was 15 when her first album came out, so she was and has remained a major part of my life. I will think of the happiness and joy and power she brought to my life.
This is a very sad day and my heart goes out to her family. Growing up I remember listening to all of her music and thinking one day to see her in concert. Of course that day never came, now she is in a much better place, no more pain or suffering. Her talent will be missed and her voice will always be unforgettable. We love and will miss you Whitney.
I want to cry but i just can’t. I’m the kind of guy who can’t cry even when facing death. But i am extremely sad that one of my favorite divas died. I am so, so, so sad she is gone. Oh gosh… i’m afraid to even listen to her music now.
Sad tonight over the death of Whitney,loved her music and her voice, talent like that doesn’t come along often. The sad part was she had to hook up with that Scum bucket Bobby Brown, hope that drug pushing piece of shit rots in hell for what he did to this women.
RIP Whitney
Leave it to the gays to turn Whitney’s death as a way for them to blather about themselves….and William, stop being such a drama queen.
beefmtr, well said old boy, would you like to fuck?
I wish her PEACE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhu0Vgt7l8c&feature=related
What a great catalog of hits she leaves behind. Romantic ballads like “You Give Good Love and “Saving All My Love for You.” I defy anyone to listen to “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and not be tapping their foot or bouncing to the beat by the first chorus! Her rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl XXV (?) may be the greatest performance of that song ever. And any of these young auto-tuned current radio darlings who think they’re talented need to listen to Whitney’s performance of “One Moment in Time” at the Grammys and shut the f up.
48 is way too young for a woman with her talent and potential. You had such a tumultuous life, Ms. Houston. I hope you have finally found peace.
Gut wrenching. Loved her.
shame…. ,, legend
Sparkle! August 17, 2012.
I was just thinking about her a few weeks ago. I was watching the movie The Preacher’s Wife, and i thought she was wonderful in it. My eyes are filling with tears because we lost another performer way before their time. What the fuck!
Thanks to the Ghetto Thug Bobby Brown for ruining Whitney’s career and her life! RIP Whitney!!!
Ms. Houston’s vocal triumphs are a legacy we will always treasure; her tragic passing is a vital lesson we should always remember…May your soaring voice join the angels now, great lady….
She was so beautiful. I will always remember her from my teen years. Saving all my love was the first I heard from her and I was in love w/ her voice and class. That s how I will always remember her. I hope her death can be used to teach about drug use and how having everything doesn’t save you/us.
This news caught me by surprise. It is sad to hear that she has passed away, another lost to the world.
RIP Whitney Houston.
From your biggest fan
She provided so many great songs for us to enjoy, giving us so many moments of pleasure.
But for me, I’ll always remember her for showing up unanounced at the NYC Pride Pier dance on my birthday. We were waiting for the fireworks, when they stopped the music, and announced something like, “now, as a special surprise, to show her support for the community who has supported her for all these years, Miss Whitney Houston…” And the crowd went NUTS… even though a lot of people thought it was a drag queen at first! 😉 This was at the height of her fiurst comeback, when “It’s Not Right, But It’s OK” was the biggest song in all the clubs. The whole event was later documented on MTV.
Thanks, Whitney for that great borthday surpise, and for all of the great moments you’ve given us. I hope you found peace after so much struggling.
Too sad to write….. Such beauty gone , but never ever will be forgotten. We still have your voice Whitney. RIP. XXX
Whitney Houston, R.I.P.
so sad her voice was legendary at first you might have not liked her voice but it grew on you the way a gorgous voice does like the woman who sings no one and falling but timeless its a ashame real talent. its a shame that bobby brown will become a multimillionaire because her catalog is goin to go through the roof
Very sad to lose such a great talent. And just a correction…Dionne Warwick is Whitney’s cousin, not her aunt.
She showed up unannounced to perform on your birthday?
I noticed that too…but I guess when your career consists of writing about porn actors you tend to gloss over stuff like fact-checking.
everytime I want to sing an amazing ballad that speaks to my soul and deepest feelings Whitney Houston never failed…. Her greatest hits cd was the soundtrack to my showers. What a shame.
AMEN!
Bobby will never get any of that money. It will all go to Bobbi Christina. He has no claim to any of it, thankfully.
so sad, another great talent lost to drugs
I admit that I will always find it surprising when someone who’s been a horrible role model for the future of the world, (Clinton – a president who lied under oath, Nixon – a president who’s caught authorizing crime, Lohan/Hilton/Sprears – bitchy whores who skew the way young girls look at fame and fortune, Huston – bitchy icon who uses her relative to get famous, then throws her out in the cold while she ruins her role model status by sucking up hundreds of pounds of cocaine, knowing impressionable young kids idolize her) get’s such praise.
Did they make a good impression at least at some point during their lives? Sure, but the measure of a man (or woman) is not reflected in his or her words or promises, but in their ACTIONS! Clinton is still looked at fondly by millions. Nixon got his own library in Yorba Linda, California!, Hilton and Spears are said to be sobering up, but Whittney? She didn’t turn around until… oh wait, she never turned around.
Don’t waste your time on this worthless waste of electro-chemical energy. She may have been pretty (once) and she may have been a strong woman, but she turned that strength into a mean spirited, holier-than-thou, self proclaimed Diva who abused her fame and fortune and then abused her cousin and her staff and her fans.
What goes around….
It was indeed a lot of talent leaving us. I hope she is able to find peace now and can feel the love radiating out to her from our little blue ball in space.
Wow; angry???
its truly devastating she was wonderful and will be greatly missed by millions of people worldwide
I rocked out to “Like I Never Left” on Friday during my workout.
Whitney, you will be missed more than you could ever have known.
it’s not right, but That’s okay..
..over in Heaven, you’re gonna make It anyway. . . . .
Good lord, how I miss the young Whitney Houston. With few exceptions, I lost interest after the first two albums.
I maintain that both of Dolly Parton’s versions of “I Will Always Love You” far outshine Whitney’s. But then Dolly is the musical genius who actually wrote the song.
so shocked to hear of Whitney’s death, we have lost a true legend,
with so few left…
🙁
prayers to Bobbi Kristina and the Houston family
When Whitney was alive we spoke of what she had become, now that she has died, we speak of what she once was.
Right!
And granted, 48 seems young, but in crack years, that’s over 330, which is pretty impressive if you ask me.
I wonder how many albums she’ll go on to release.